Families of the Lounge

Big Man said:

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My daughter, Sara, and two of my grandchildren.

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1mach1 said:

Archery. May Fest at the school today.

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Woodtroll said:

I'd been reading the thread about "When did you start wearing a hat", and the answer is I've been wearing a hat pretty much all my life. I grew up on a farm, and a hat of some type was a necessity all the time, the type of hat just depended on the weather. My wife and I were digging through some old pictures a few days ago, and I thought it would be fun to show our family in their various hats through the years.

This is the hat that started it all (at least in our little family history). In the early 80s cheap felt cowboy hats could be bought in any local "dime store" for $10 or less. Growing up in a rural area, brimmed hats were not uncommon choices for school attire. As an 18-year-old senior, I had a chauffeur's license to drive a school bus, and ended up driving a track event. A pretty 16-year-old girl snatched my hat and put it on, and 36 years later she is still putting up with me (and occasionally still wears my hats!):



A few years later we had a daughter, then a son. In this picture, my wife told my daughter to "scowl like Daddy in his big hat":



As a teenager, my daughter entered a "redneck" phase early (and has never quite grown out of it!). Here she is with her cowboy hat:




Both kids were in band, in the same small rural school my wife and I attended. My daughter was always coming home complaining about some of her teachers (who also taught my wife and I) talking about what a "cute couple" we were in school. Anyway, a small band with only a few folks needed my son to play two drums at once. Here he is in his band hat:



Time flies by and kids grow up. My wife and daughter are both now RNs in a busy ER in a nearby city. My daughter specializes in pediatrics, my wife in trauma. Nurses don't normally wear hats anymore, but here they are together anyway:



My son is a 911 dispatcher and a volunteer with the local rescue squad. He specializes in Search and Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue. Here he is in his Swiftwater "hat":



My work hat, for just a couple more years, is a fire helmet. I'm the one on the right. The goofy looking fellow in the middle is actually a first-rate firefighter and engineer!:



My daughter now has three young children who usually wear hats outside, as they're growing up on a small farm too. I couldn't resist including this Easter hat picture. My granddaughter inherited my red hair, and she is a real ball of fire!:





I've bored you enough; this post grew longer than I had envisioned it, but that's pretty much our family history in hats! And it all started with that one hat that drew the attention of that pretty young lady... I have truly been blessed!

Take care,
Regan

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1mach1 said:

I really enjoyed your post Regan. Thanks for sharing. You sure have a nice family.

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Woodtroll said:

Thanks for the compliment, I am proud of them all. I don't have to tell you that it's a tough world to raise kids in, and the best you can do is teach them well and help them make the important decisions if they'll let you. It's a very fine line between teaching kids to be independent and to think for themselves, versus having them turn out rebellious. My daughter danced on both sides of that line during her late teen years, but eventually found her center and a great husband, and turned out well.

After those years were over, I told her I hoped I lived long enough to watch her raise a teen-aged daughter of her own. From the looks of it, that three-year-old redheaded bundle of spirit and sass is going to give her a run for her money!

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Woodtroll said:

I'd been reading the thread about "When did you start wearing a hat", and the answer is I've been wearing a hat pretty much all my life. I grew up on a farm, and a hat of some type was a necessity all the time, the type of hat just depended on the weather. My wife and I were digging through some old pictures a few days ago, and I thought it would be fun to show our family in their various hats through the years.

This is the hat that started it all (at least in our little family history). In the early 80s cheap felt cowboy hats could be bought in any local "dime store" for $10 or less. Growing up in a rural area, brimmed hats were not uncommon choices for school attire. As an 18-year-old senior, I had a chauffeur's license to drive a school bus, and ended up driving a track event. A pretty 16-year-old girl snatched my hat and put it on, and 36 years later she is still putting up with me (and occasionally still wears my hats!):



A few years later we had a daughter, then a son. In this picture, my wife told my daughter to "scowl like Daddy in his big hat":



As a teenager, my daughter entered a "redneck" phase early (and has never quite grown out of it!). Here she is with her cowboy hat:




Both kids were in band, in the same small rural school my wife and I attended. My daughter was always coming home complaining about some of her teachers (who also taught my wife and I) talking about what a "cute couple" we were in school. Anyway, a small band with only a few folks needed my son to play two drums at once. Here he is in his band hat:



Time flies by and kids grow up. My wife and daughter are both now RNs in a busy ER in a nearby city. My daughter specializes in pediatrics, my wife in trauma. Nurses don't normally wear hats anymore, but here they are together anyway:



My son is a 911 dispatcher and a volunteer with the local rescue squad. He specializes in Search and Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue. Here he is in his Swiftwater "hat":



My work hat, for just a couple more years, is a fire helmet. I'm the one on the right. The goofy looking fellow in the middle is actually a first-rate firefighter and engineer!:



My daughter now has three young children who usually wear hats outside, as they're growing up on a small farm too. I couldn't resist including this Easter hat picture. My granddaughter inherited my red hair, and she is a real ball of fire!:





I've bored you enough; this post grew longer than I had envisioned it, but that's pretty much our family history in hats! And it all started with that one hat that drew the attention of that pretty young lady... I have truly been blessed!

Take care,
Regan

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Woodtroll said:

...I've bored you enough; this post grew longer than I had envisioned it...

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Woodtroll said:

I'd been reading the thread about "When did you start wearing a hat", and the answer is I've been wearing a hat pretty much all my life. I grew up on a farm, and a hat of some type was a necessity all the time, the type of hat just depended on the weather. My wife and I were digging through some old pictures a few days ago, and I thought it would be fun to show our family in their various hats through the years.

This is the hat that started it all (at least in our little family history). In the early 80s cheap felt cowboy hats could be bought in any local "dime store" for $10 or less. Growing up in a rural area, brimmed hats were not uncommon choices for school attire. As an 18-year-old senior, I had a chauffeur's license to drive a school bus, and ended up driving a track event. A pretty 16-year-old girl snatched my hat and put it on, and 36 years later she is still putting up with me (and occasionally still wears my hats!):



A few years later we had a daughter, then a son. In this picture, my wife told my daughter to "scowl like Daddy in his big hat":



As a teenager, my daughter entered a "redneck" phase early (and has never quite grown out of it!). Here she is with her cowboy hat:




Both kids were in band, in the same small rural school my wife and I attended. My daughter was always coming home complaining about some of her teachers (who also taught my wife and I) talking about what a "cute couple" we were in school. Anyway, a small band with only a few folks needed my son to play two drums at once. Here he is in his band hat:



Time flies by and kids grow up. My wife and daughter are both now RNs in a busy ER in a nearby city. My daughter specializes in pediatrics, my wife in trauma. Nurses don't normally wear hats anymore, but here they are together anyway:



My son is a 911 dispatcher and a volunteer with the local rescue squad. He specializes in Search and Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue. Here he is in his Swiftwater "hat":



My work hat, for just a couple more years, is a fire helmet. I'm the one on the right. The goofy looking fellow in the middle is actually a first-rate firefighter and engineer!:



My daughter now has three young children who usually wear hats outside, as they're growing up on a small farm too. I couldn't resist including this Easter hat picture. My granddaughter inherited my red hair, and she is a real ball of fire!:





I've bored you enough; this post grew longer than I had envisioned it, but that's pretty much our family history in hats! And it all started with that one hat that drew the attention of that pretty young lady... I have truly been blessed!

Take care,
Regan

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Woodtroll said:

It is a tradition for our family (wife, kids, and grandkids) to all camp together on Mother's Day weekend. My wife is a real "mother hen" and it makes her very happy to have everyone together. This is one of our favorite camping spots, where the adults can sit and catch up while watching the water go by.

The kids like to spend their time looking for tadpoles and crawdads:





and when they get done with that they can just splash each other by throwing rocks. The youngest one was quick to get the hang of it! They are not as close together as they appear in the picture.



This stream comes straight down the mountain and gets very little sunlight before it reaches this point, so at this time of the year and at this elevation that water is still COLD. These youngsters are pretty tough!

Take care,
Regan

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quikrick said:

High school sweethearts. We got married in 1980 and are still madly in love!

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quikrick said:

Here's a pic of me and Mrs. quik, taken on a beach in San Simeon, CA. High school sweethearts. We got married in 1980 and are still madly in love!

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